Process of making cooking compound



Patented Oct. 20, 1925.

FRED D. WILLIAMS, OF COOPEBSTOWN NORTH DAKOTA.

PROCESS OF MAKING COOKING COMPOUND.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED D. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United tates, residing at Cooperstown, in the county of Griggs and State of North Dakota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Processes of Making Cooking Compound, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the roduction of a cooking compound which 1s particularly adapted to be used in place of lard, crisco or other animal or vegetable fats for the purpose of shortening.

One object of the invention is to produce a compound of this nature to be used in making bread. fried cakes, cookies or the like, which will haveall the desirable properties of the shortening compounds hitherto used, and will at the same. time produce a more convenient and more palatable food product.

Another object of the invention is to produce a shortening compoundwhich, in addition to the desirable qualities, above set forth, may be kept indefinitely without becoming rancid or otherwise losing its su-,

perior quality.

The compound to which my invention relates consists of strained honey in the liquid state mixed with lard or other fatty substance suitable for shortening purposes.

The ingredients may-be mixed in different proportions, depending upon the particular pur )ose for which it is to be used, as wellas t e individual taste. The most desirable product is obtained by, using approximately equal parts of the two ingredients.

In, order that the two ingredients may be thoroughly mixed so as to result in a homogeneous and uniform product, I prefer to cool the honey nearly to the point where it would become granulated, at the same time warming the lard or other fatty compound until it may be easily stirred. The two ingredients are then stirred together with beaters or in a revolving barrel until they form an intimate or substantially Application filed February 15, 1923. Serial no eiaaes.

homogeneous mixture, in which each tin particle of fat is permeated and coated with honey. The resulting mixture is, in fact an emulsion of pasty consistency.

In the'compound thus produced, the fat is protected from the air, and may, therefore, be kept for an indefinite time without becoming rancid. It will, therefore, always be in condition to produce the best results in cooking while the honey results in a product of better appearance and more pleasing taste. The use of my compound will also eliminate the necessity of' sugar for sweetening and thereby simplify the cooking process; i

While I have mentioned honey and lard as ingredients of my improved compound, it will be understood that these are merely for the purpose of exemplification, and that other equivalent substances may be substituted therefor.

What is claimed is: g

'1. A rocess for mixing honey with a fatty su stance, which consists in cooling the honey nearly to the granulation point and warming'the fatty substance until it may be easily stirred, and then thoroughly mixing the two ingredients together by stirring until they form, in effect, an emulsion of pasty consistency.

2. A process for mixing honey with a fatty food compound, which consists in cooling the honey nearly to'the granulation point and warming. the fatty compound unt l it may be easily stirred, and-then thoroughly mixing substantially equal parts of the two ingredients together by stirring to form an intimate and uniform mixture in which each particle of the fatty compound is thoroughly permeated with and covered by the honey and thereby protected against the air. I I

In testimon that I claim the foregoing as my own, I ave hereto affixed my signature.

, FRED D. WILLIAMS. 

